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Retail
Can Retail Actually Grow Holiday Jobs This Year?
The strength of retail sales in the fourth quarter of each year is a benchmark for how well the U.S. consumer economy is doing. Over the past ten years, the number of…
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Retail
Target Plans to Add Over 40% More Jobs This Holiday Season
Target saw its shares make a handy gain on Wednesday after the company announced its plans for hiring seasonal help.
Chris Lange 8:50am ET
Retail
As Target Cuts Prices, Will Anyone Care?
Target's management may have miscalculated the benefit of sharp cuts in product prices. The cuts may hurt Target in two ways.
12:05pm ET
Retail
Projections for Coming Holiday Shopping Favor Amazon
Americans are forecast to spend more online during the 2017 holiday season, but many expect to spend much less than they did last year, according to a new survey from Fung Global…
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Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Abbott Labs, Baxter, Cisco, NOV, Nucor, P&G, Target and Many More
The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and other research calls from Thursday include Abbott Laboratories, Baxter International, Cisco Systems, National Oilwell Varco, Nucor, Procter & Gamble and Target.
8:35am ET
Retail
Target Rides Higher After Beating Q2 Estimates
Target reported better-than-expected fiscal second-quarter financial results before the market opened on Wednesday.
Chris Lange 1:29pm ET
Retail
Can Target Buck This Retail Trend With Earnings?
Like many other companies in the retail sector, Target has been left bloody and battered It is scheduled to release its fiscal second-quarter financial results before the markets open on Wednesday.
Chris Lange 10:25am ET
Investing
Walmart, Cisco, Alibaba and More Earnings to Watch For This Week
24/7 Wall St. has put together a preview of Walmart, Alibaba, Cisco and a few other major companies scheduled to report their quarterly results this coming week.
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Companies and Brands
Shopping for Groceries Online: Can Walmart Face Down Amazon?
Online shopping for groceries is becoming more popular, especially among younger Americans. What does that mean for the twin behemoths competing for their hearts and minds? The answers might surprise you.
10:20am ET
Retail
Back-to-School Shopping: A Bonanza for Some Retailers, Disaster for Others
Back-to-school spending is forecast to reach $27 billion this year with individual U.S. household spending remaining about flat at a national average of $501.
8:50am ET
Retail
Target Stock Gets a Boost on Improved Guidance
Target raised its EPS guidance this morning and said that it expects a slight increase in same-store sales for the second quarter.
11:05am ET
Companies and Brands
Why Are Baby Products Selling So Poorly?
Sales of baby products like diapers, car seats, and food have declined among all U.S. income groups except those earning more than $150,000 a year.
7:27am ET
Retail
Does Kroger Have Too Many Stores?
Kroger (NYSE: KR), according to many people who follow the grocery business, faces an onslaught of competition, primarily from Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) which recently bought Whole Foods (NASDAQ: WFM). The huge bricks…
9:00am ET
Retail
Target Shuffles Brand Deck Hoping for More Customers
Target announced on Saturday that the company would be reshuffling the deck on its own brands, adding some new ones and allowing others to fade away.
Paul Ausick 7:15am ET
Investing
25 Great American Companies Paying High Dividends
24/7 Wall St. has conducted a review of the top dividends from America’s largest companies. There were 25 such companies paying a yield of 3.5% or more — and some much higher.